The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-04

II. j. Drinker OF Bloomsbury and
DIR. Smith Of Adamsburg took social
gla-glance Mt our Office last week and
sm-sinoked with us at the Washing
ton. They are enjoying lifs-inno-
cently--opd evidently believe that
when we die wen be long time
dead.
Bro. Wilvert OF the Sunbury Ame-
rican has sold his paper to Thos. j.
silvise and Hudson Wilmington both
young men Of intelligence and energy.
Brother Wilvert has been an able
editor, rendering the American one of
the most original as well as the most
crisp exchanges that came to our
table.
In another column we publish an
article on pension crookedness, "
which shows to what advantage per-
jury can be used. We heard and ex-
perienced pension agent say not long
ago, Let man do the swearing and
I'll get him a pension, and ! don't
care much who he is" Is it possible
that it has como to this
J. r. Kearns Of the Beavertown car
riage works has full control OF the
artisan well drill and Machinery
formerly operated by Weike &c Stro-
hecker which he will sell at a bargain
on account OF not having time to at
tend to it. Big money in It II proper
attention is given. Cali and examine
il.
On Monday morning on opening
our mail we found lean, lank, hun"
gry.looking bed-bug slowly vending
its way over our copy of the New
York Daily Stdr. 1t was evidently
one of the rascals turned out, and
had every appearance OF n mug
wamp. Coming from Bourbon pa>
per, and carried through tho United
States mail, convincos us that this
Democratic administration is getting
lousy.
WANTED IMMEDtATELY.-- Agents In
every town and township in Snyder,
N northumberland, Union, Miillin, Ju"
iata, and Perry counties, for tho
Standard life Of Beecher, by rhos. w.
Knox. Outfit free and exclusive teri
tory given to those who mean busi-
ness Address. l.. q. EARLY.
Freeburg Pa.
List OF letters uncalled for in the
Post-oilice at Middleburgh, May 5th
1887
Samuel Musselman, Wilson Walter,
John A Snyder, Harris Sholl, John
II. Snyder, b. Il. Mocarl, Il. G. Keyes,
Mrs Sallie A. Meyer, Miss Agnes
Reich, Miss Mary Real, Miss Agnes
Reigle.
]. GRIER BARBER, =. M.
Bro Fosnot Of the Lewistown Dem
ocrot and Sentinel paid Middleburgh a
visit on Monday and favored the
POST with friendly call. Mr.. Eos"
not edits one OF the best county
weeklies in the State Of Pennsylvania,
is quiet, unassuming gentleman
and an excellent companion. He has
probably only one fault and for that
he may not he responsible. He is n
Bourbon Democrat from way back.
Rumor has it that the head quar-.
ters OF the .. 81. Railroad will short
ly be changed from Lewistown to
Sunbury, and extend the line to
Scranton and there connect with
roads from the east-making this Il
section of through line from the
New England States to the West.
This would be terrible blow on
Lcwistown az we are informed that
the company's money paid out from
Lewistown in wages and other ex-
pensis amount to over one hundred
thousand dollars annually.
AS the time for camp-meetings is
now at hand, we would suggest the
following lines from the poet Cowper
to be printed in large letters and
hung in the centre OF the speakers
stands
But whether went his soul, let such relate
Who search tho secrets Of future state.
Strong proofs they have but not demonstrativo-
Isnr oil laIn tl,ar oil al
And faith itself be lost In certainty.
To live uprightly then, I, sure the best
To sayo ourselves and not condemn the rest.
A venerable looking chap styling
himself Elder Eusabius Hershey in,
vaded the town last week, and
preached, exhorted, or went through
the motions on AL. Hockenberger's
corner, a couple Of evenings. Dur
ing the daytime he peddled very
neatly printed little volume, entitled
"The Living Poem" price ten cents,
and sold quite a number. While we
set him down as q harmless lunatic,
yet he has his eyes oren for the main
chance and is not az much OF a luna
tic as he or she would bo who would
wade through the miserable rot con-
tanned in the book and then swear by
it instead Of at it.-Junidta Herald.
Al. Arbogast, who has been paving
his way to the penltentiary for the
last few years, was brought before
Squire Risbel, last Thursday morn